Scott Pilgrim maker on PSX obsession.
His movie revels in videogames culture, but Scott Pilgrim vs. The World director Edgar Wright has told Eurogamer TV he became “too scared to have a console in the house for 10 years,” after becoming hooked on PlayStation games.
The British filmmaker explained that he had to kick the habit during the making of sitcom Spaced. “At some point I had what I can only call a troubled couple of months on Resident Evil 2 and Tomb Raider 3 and [the PlayStation] had to go”.
Despite subsequently becoming a “lapsed gamer”, Wright said working on his latest release revived his interest in the medium. “After Scott Pilgrim I did get a PlayStation 3, solely to play the Scott Pilgrim game. I was stunned by how well it came off.”